WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION              G/AG/N/TPKM/32 
2 March 2006 
 (06-0899) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
 The following submission, dated 26 January 2006, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu .  The 
notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1  and the relevant Supporting 
Tables) for the calendar year 2002 . 
 
 
 
  
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Page 2 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  The Separate Customs T erritory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu  
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2002  
 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency Current Total AMS 
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule) (from Section I of  Part IV of the Schedule) (from attached Supporting Tables) 
1 2 3 
 
 
14,165.15 
 
 
   
 
Million NT$  
 
7,057.46 
 
 
  
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  The Separate Customs T erritory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu  
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2002  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"  
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria 
in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year in 
question 
(Million NT$) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(a) General services Research:  General research, research in relation to 
environmental programs and product-specific research 
programs.  (Annex 2, paragraph 2(a)) 2,475.24 Documents of budget 
  Pest and disease prevention:   General and product-specific 
pest and disease control measures and schemes.  (Annex 2, 
paragraph 2(b)) 532.69 Documents of budget 
  Training services:  Educa tion and training.  (Annex 2, 
paragraph 2(c)) 251.69 Documents of budget 
  Extension and advisory services:  Programs for practical 
application of new technologies, technology improvement 
of agricultural production, compilation and provision of 
statistical data and information, strengthening of 
management of agricultural organizations.  (Annex 2, 
paragraph 2(d)) 2,771.53 Documents of budget 
  Inspection services:  The inspection and control of 
veterinary medicine, feed, food, pesticide residue, water 
quality, and grading and the implementation of Chinese 
Taipei's Agricultural Standard system.  (Annex 2, paragraph 
2(e)) 72.44 Documents of budget 
  Marketing and promotion services:  Programs for the 
improvement of the marketing, processing and consumption 
of food; Establishment of wholesale market.  (Annex 2, 
paragraph 2(f)) 1,113.66 Documents of budget  
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Page 4 Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria 
in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year in 
question 
(Million NT$) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
  Infrastructural services:  Planning and construction of 
irrigation/drainage facilities and rural roads, land 
consolidation for agricultural sector and establishment of 
rural community.  (Annex 2, paragraph  2(g)) 10,749.53 Documents of budget 
(f) Payments for relief from natural 
disasters Aid for natural disaster: government payments for relief of 
damaged incomes by natural disasters.  (Annex 2, 
paragraph 8) 137.98 Agricultural Statistics 
Yearbook 
 
  Interest subsidy: Special lo ans granted to farmers for the 
relief of damaged farms due to natural disasters.  (Annex 2, 
paragraph 8) 88.83 Farmers' Bank 
(g) Structural adju stment assistance 
provided through producer 
retirement programmes Living allowance for the farmers participating in the 
training of moving to non-agricultural occupation. 85.00 Documents of budget 
(h) Structural adju stment assistance 
provided through resource 
retirement programmes Land retirement programs:  The conversion of farmland to 
forestry use and islandwide reforestation. 245.10 Documents of budget 
  Livestock retirement programs:  compensation for the 
retirement of hog industry.  (Annex 2, paragraph 10) 60.00 Documents of budget 
(j) Environmental programmes Interest subs idy for pollution reduction: provision of low 
interest loans to hog farmers for the purchase of pollution 
prevention facilities.  (Annex 2, paragraph 12)   7.31 Farmers' Bank 
  Programs for preventing pollution, managing agricultural 
waste and monitoring the pollution of the water and soil, for 
promoting the sustainable use of farm land.  (Annex 2, 
paragraph 12) 157.8 Documents of budget 
  Interest subsidy: Loan granted to farmers for the use of 
water and soil conservation.  (Annex 2, paragraph 12) 29.11 Farmers' Bank 
  Land conservation subsidy (1)/: payments for the 
maintenance of farmland in environmentally good condition 
by growing green manure crops or  setting-aside.  (Annex 2, 
paragraph 12) 6,886.00 Food & Agriculture 
Dept., COA  
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 Page 5Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria 
in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year in 
question 
(Million NT$) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(k) Regional assistance 
programmes Programs for disadvantaged farms: Integrated agricultural 
construction and environmental improvement programs for 
disadvantaged farms.  (Annex 2, paragraph 13) 345.5 Documents of budget 
TOTAL GREEN BOX  26,009.41  
 
Footnote: 
(1) Land conservation subsidy: Re sponding to the need to ease restrictions on ri ce imports and cut agricultural supports in the  wake of WTO accession, the COA implemented the 
"Adjustment Program of Paddy and Upland Field Utilization".  This program is steadily adjusting the growing of rice, coarse gra in, and contract sugarcane fo r sale to the government at 
guaranteed prices, while also offering paym ents for the maintenance of farmland in environmentally good condition by growing gr een manure crops or setting-aside.  In order to 
comply with the WTO regulations, the amount of payment is lower than the extra co sts or loss of income.  The COA provided assis tance for fallowing on a total area of 
167,204 hectares in 2002.  This achieved lo wer domestic agricultural support goals, while  taking into consideration farmland ec ology and soil fertility needs. 
  
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Page 6 Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  The Separate Customs T erritory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2002 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction comm itment - Special and Differential Tr eatment – "Development Programmes" 
 
Measure Type Name and description of measure with refe rence to criteria in Article 6.2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
(Million NT$) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
    
None None None - 
    
  
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 Page 7Supporting Table DS:3 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  The Separate Customs T erritory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2002 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment  - Direct Payments  under Production-Limiting Programmes – "Exempt Direct Payments " 
 
Measure Type Name and description of measure with referenc e to criteria in Article 6.5 Monetary value of measure 
in year in question 
(Million NT$) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
None None None - 
    
  
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Page 8 Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  The Separate Customs T erritory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu  
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2002  
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
Description of basic products (including 
non-product-specific AMS) Product-specific AMS (from 
Supporting Tables DS:5 to 
DS:7 below) 
 
(Million NT$) Value of production (2)/ 
 
  
(Million NT$) Support as a % of value of 
production 
  
(%) Current Total AMS (aggregate) 
 
  
(Million NT$) 
1 2 3 4 5 
Rice (paddy) 4,539.32 32,018.30 14.18 4,539.32  
Soybean - 9.21 - -  
Corn 468.63 875.68 53.52 468.63  
Sorghum 171.03 250.86 68.18 171.03  
Peanuts 234.73 3,330.55 7.05 234.73  
Sugar 555.00 1,644.14 33.76 555.00  
Tobacco leaves 480.19 1,471.07 32.64 480.19  
Vegetables (3)/ 296.35 36,738.95 0.81 (1)/  
Ornamental plants (4)/ 17.56 10,833.83 0.16 (1)/  
Table sugarcane 20.10 1,042.78 1.93 (1)/  
Sweet potatoes 71.99 1,749.83 4.11 (1)/  
Forage crops (5)/ 150.97 573.35 26.33 150.97  
Other crops (6)/ 457.58 2,053.04 22.29 457.58  
All other (not in AMS calculation)(7)/ 0.00 165,034.52 0.00 (1)/  
Total for all commodities  7,463.46 257,626.11 2.90 7,057.46  
Non-product-specific AMS (from 
Supporting Table DS:9 below) 1,173.29 257,626.11 0.46 (1)/  
TOTAL:  Current Total AMS    7,057.46  
     
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Footnote: 
(1) AMS is not subject to reduction or inclusion in the current AMS because the calculated AMS is less than 5 percent of value of p roduction ( de minimis  exclusion). 
(2) Value of production (excluding forage crops, which is estimated as  described in footnote (5)) is reported in "Agricultural Stat istics Yearbook" published by Council of Agriculture. 
(3) "Vegetables" include food corn, radishes, carrots, other root vegetables, ginger, taros, scal lions, scallion bulbs, onions, lee ks, garlic, garlic bulbs, wa ter-chestnuts, water bamboo, 
asparagus, other stem vegetables , cabbages, leaf-mustard, Chines e cabbages, celery cabbages, wa ter-convolvulus, celery, other l eaf-vegetables, cauliflower, lily flowers, oriental 
pickling melons, cucumbers, white gourds, bi tter gourds, eggplants, tomatoes, peppers, kidney beans, peas, vegetable soybeans, other fruit vegetables, wate rmelons, seed watermelons, 
cantaloupes and strawberries. 
(4) "Ornamental plants" include chrysanthemum, gladiolus, tuberose, da hlia, rose, other cut flowers, bu lbs, herbaceous flower seeds , nurseries and potted flowers. 
(5) "Value of production of forage crops" is calculated on the basis of the planted acreage of forage crops times the yield per ha.  of hay (15,000 kg) times th e estimated average unit price 
(NT$4.5/kg).  The average unit price of hay is calculated on the basis of surveyed production costs by the Animal Industry Depa rtment of COA.  A breakdown of the production costs 
include NT$0.4/kg of fertilizer, NT$1.0/kg of  labor expenses, NT$1.6/kg of drying and processing, NT$0.5/kg of transportation, NT$0.5/kg of storage and marketing, and NT$0.5/kg of 
land rent. 
(6) "Value of production of other crops" is ca lculated by deducting the sum value of th e crops listed in Supporting Table DS:4 (inc luding rice, soybean, feed co rn, sorghum, wheat, peanuts, 
sugar, vegetables (including food corn), tobacco leaves, ornamental plants, forage crops) and crops not in AMS calculation (inc luding fruit, tea and mildew) from the total value of crops.  
"Other crops" include adzuki beans, other coarse grain (millet, common beans, mung b eans), sesame, other special crops (cassava , tachia rush, triangle rush, perfume plants, sunflowers, 
herbs). 
(7) "All other (not in AMS calculation)" include fruit, tea, mildew and livestock.  "Fruit" include bananas, pineapples, citrus-pon kans, wentan pomeloes, citrus -tou pomeloes, pai pomeloes, 
satsuma oranges, citrus-v alancias, citrus-ta nkans, liuchengs, lemons, grape fruits, othe r citrus fruits, longans, mangoes, bete l nuts, guavas, plums, peaches, persimmons, papayas, wax 
apples, grapes, loquats, Japanese  apricots, lichees, olives, ca rambolas, pears, apples, jujube s, sugar apples, passion fruits a nd other fruits.  "Livestock" in clude cattle, hog, breeding hogs, 
goats, sheep, horse, deer, layer, broiler, colorful broiler, duck , geese, turkeys, milk, goats milk, hides, young antelers, hon ey, royal jelly, chicken eggs and duck eggs. 
  
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Page 10 Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  The Separate Customs T erritory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu  
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2002  
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support : Market Price Support 
Description of basic 
products Calendar/ 
marketing  year 
beginning ... Measure type(s) Applied administered 
price 
 
(NT$/kg) External 
reference price 
 
(NT$/kg) Eligible 
production 
 
(tonnes) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
(Million NT$) Total market price 
support 
 
(Million NT$)  Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 
Rice (paddy) Jan. 2002 Guaranteed purchases       
Japonica Rice Jan. 2002 (1)/ 21.00 8.92 290,587.0  3,510.29 (3)/ 
  (2)/ 18.00 8.92 94,944.0  862.09 (3)/ 
Indica Rice Jan. 2002 (1)/ 20.00 7.10 784.0  10.11 (3)/ 
  (2)/ 17.00 7.10 211.0  2.09 (3)/ 
Indica Rice (long) Jan. 2002 (1)/ 20.00 7.10 10,820.0  139.58 (3)/ 
  (2)/ 17.00 7.10 1,531.0  15.16 (3)/ 
Total-2002     398,877.0  4,539.32  
Tobacco leaves July 2002 Contract guaranteed 
purchase 166.24 74.66 5,243.4  480.19 (4)/ 
Sugar Jan. 2002 Contract guaranteed 
purchase 24.878 8.23 26,705.0  444.58 (5)/ 
All Commodities 
(before de minimis )       5,464.10  
     
 
Footnote: 
(1) Price support level for rice is calculated on the basis of government planned purchase. 
(2) Price support level for rice is calculated on th e basis of government supplementary purchase. 
(3) "Applied administered price of rice" is s ourced from "Taiwan Food Statistics Book", published by Agriculture and Food Agency (A FA).  "External reference price" is based on CIF 
price of rice imported by Hong Kong, China in 1990-2; which serves as the arithmetic av erage of the price in year 1990-2.  Chin ese Taipei did not import rice, and thus did not have data 
on rice imports.  Hong Kong, China is the cl osest territory to Chinese Taipei and shar es similar rice consumption pattern with Chinese Taipei; therefore, data on rice imports in 
Hong Kong, China are used as external refere nce for rice.  "Imported value and volume of  rice in Hong Kong, China" is sourced f rom "Hong Kong Trade Statistics ".  "Exchange rate of  
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 Page 11NT dollars to HK dollars" is sourced from "Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics".  "Conversion rates of pa ddy to milled rice"  is sourced from Taiwan Food Bureau.  "Eligible 
production of rice" is sourced from Taiwan Food Department (TFD). 
(4) "Applied administered price of tobacco leaves" is based on the weighted average of the prices for the purchase of different gra des of locally produced tobacco leaves.  Sourced from 
"Taiwan Tobacco & Liquor Corporation" (transformed from Taiwan Tobacco & Wine Monopoly Bureau (TTWMB)).  "External reference pr ice of tobacco leaves" is based on CIF price 
of tobacco leaves imported from Thailand in 1990-2, which shares the same quality of those grown in Chinese Taipei.  Data sourc ed from TTWMB.  "Eligible production of tobacco 
leaves" is sourced from "Taiwan Tobacco & Wine Statistical Yearbook", published by Taiwan Tobacco & Liquor Corporation. 
(5) "Applied administered price of sugar" and "eligible production of sugar" are sourced fro m Taiwan Sugar Corpor ation.  "External reference price of sugar"  is based on C&F imported 
price of sugar in 1991, Taiwan Sugar Corporation. 
  
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Page 12 Supporting Table DS:6 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  The Separate Customs T erritory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu  
REPORTING PERIOD: Calendar year 2002  
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments 
 
Description of 
basic product Calendar/ 
marketing 
year 
beginning... Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
 
(NT$/kg) External 
reference 
price 
 
(NT$/kg) Eligible 
production 
 
 
(tonnes) Total price-
related direct 
payments 
 
(Million NT$) Other non-
exempt direct 
payments 
 
(Million NT$) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
 
(Million NT$) Total direct 
payments 
 
 
(Million NT$) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Soybean Jan. 2002 Guaranteed purchase     0.00   (1)/ 
Soybean Jan. 2002 Diversion Payments (2)/     0.00   AFA 
  Bonus Payments (3)/     0.00      Subtotal other payments     0.00    Soybean Jan. 2002 Subtotal all direct payments       0.00  
Corn Jan. 2002 Guaranteed purchase     468.63   (1)/ 
Corn Jan. 2002 Diversion Payments (2)/     0.00   AFA 
  Bonus Payments (3)/     0.00    
  Subtotal other payments     0.00    Corn Jan. 2002 Subtotal all direct payments       468.63  
Sorghum Jan. 2002 Guaranteed purchase     171.03   (1)/ 
Sorghum Jan. 2002 Diversion Payments (2)/     0.00   AFA   Bonus Payments (3)/     0.00   AFA   Subtotal other payments     0.00    Sorghum Jan. 2002 Subtotal all direct payments       171.03   
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basic product Calendar/ 
marketing 
year 
beginning... Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
 
(NT$/kg) External 
reference 
price 
 
(NT$/kg) Eligible 
production 
 
 
(tonnes) Total price-
related direct 
payments 
 
(Million NT$) Other non-
exempt direct 
payments 
 
(Million NT$) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
 
(Million NT$) Total direct 
payments 
 
 
(Million NT$) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Vegetables Jan. 2002 Deficiency payments    24.99    (4)/ 
Vegetables (5)/ Jan. 2002 Diversion Payments (2)/     264.27   AFA 
  Bonus Payments (3)/     7.09   AFA   Subtotal other payments     271.36    Vegetables Jan. 2002 Subtotal all di rect payments       296.35  
Fruit (5)/ Jan. 2002 Diversion Payments (2)/     0.00   AFA 
  Bonus Payments (3)/     0.00      Subtotal other payments     0.00    Fruit Jan. 2002 Subtotal all direct payments       0.00  
Ornamental 
plants (5)/ Jan. 2002 Diversion Payments (2)/     17.01   AFA 
  Bonus Payments (3)/     0.55   AFA 
  Subtotal other payments     17.56    Ornamental 
plants Jan. 2002 Subtotal all direct payments       17.56  
Forage crops Jan. 2002 Diversion Pa yments (2)/     141.83   AFA 
  Bonus Payments (3)/     9.14   AFA   Subtotal other payments     150.97    Forage crops Jan. 2002 Subtotal all direct payments       150.97  
Peanuts Jan. 2002 Diversion Paymen ts (2)/     234.00   AFA 
  Bonus Payments (3)/     0.73   AFA   Subtotal other payments     234.73    Peanuts Jan. 2002 Subtotal all dire ct payments       234.73   
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basic product Calendar/ 
marketing 
year 
beginning... Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
 
(NT$/kg) External 
reference 
price 
 
(NT$/kg) Eligible 
production 
 
 
(tonnes) Total price-
related direct 
payments 
 
(Million NT$) Other non-
exempt direct 
payments 
 
(Million NT$) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
 
(Million NT$) Total direct 
payments 
 
 
(Million NT$) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Table sugarcane Jan. 2002 Diversion Payments (2)/     19.87   AFA 
  Bonus Payments (3)/     0.23   AFA 
  Subtotal other payments     20.10    Table sugarcane Jan. 2002 Subt otal all direct payments 
       20.10  
Sweet potatoes Jan. 2002 Diversion Pa yments (2)/     70.73   AFA 
  Bonus Payments (3)/     1.26   AFA   Subtotal other payments     71.99    Sweet potatoes Jan. 2002 Subtotal all direct payments       71.99  
Other crops (5)/ Jan. 2002 Diversion Payments (2)/     438.76   AFA 
  Bonus Payments (3)/     18.82   AFA   Subtotal other payments     457.58    Other crops Jan. 2002 Subtotal all di rect payments       457.58  
All commodities 
(before de 
minimis )  Subtotal all direct payments       1,888.94  
           
 
Footnote: 
(1) "Budget outlay of soybean, corn (feed), sorghum" is sourced from Agriculture and Food Agency. 
(2) Under the Adjustment Program of Paddy and Upland Field Utiliza tion, for farmers converting rice production to supported crops ( peanuts, vegetables, ornamental crops, forage crops 
and other crops (refer to footnote 6 in Supporting Table DS:4)), there is a diversion payment of NT$22,000 per ha. made since t he second crop of 1997. 
(3) In addition to the diversion payment, for each of the hectare in  adjoining farms with total area of over 30 hectares, there is a bonus payment of NT$4,000 per ha. for the conversion of 
rice production to supported crops mentioned in the preceding footnote. 
(4) Deficiency payments for vegetabl es are sourced from Agriculture and Food Agency .  See Annex to Supporting Table DS:6 for the de ficiency payment of each  individual vegetable. 
(5) Historical data are not available for a breakdown of the diversion and bonus payments of each individual crop in the category o f vegetables, ornament al plants and other crops, therefore, 
only the general category payments are shown.  
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 Page 15Annex to Supporting Table DS:6 for Vegetables 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  The Separate Customs T erritory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2002 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments 
Description of products Measure type(s) Non- exempt direct payments Value of production Support as a % of value of 
production 
1 2 3 4 5 
  NT$'000 NT$'000 % 
Cucumbers Deficiency payment 2,604.35  676,049.00 0.39 
Bitter gourds  Deficiency payment 593.18  472,578.00 0.13 
Eggplants Deficiency pa yment 1,634.57  329,843.00 0.50 
Peppers Deficiency pa yment 357.65  550,957.00 0.06 
Kidney beans Deficiency payment -  381,209.00 - Other fruit vegetable Deficiency  payment 1,479.69  4,389,140.00 0.03 
Sweet corn Deficiency paym ent 2,918.84  1,415,538.00 0.21 
Cabbage Deficiency payment -  1,938,884.00 - Chinese mustard Deficiency payment 5,007.66  832,925.00 0.60 Chinese cabbage Deficiency payment 282.3  1,090,759.00 0.03 
Convolvulus Deficiency pa yment 1,021.30  363,890.00 0.28 
Celery Deficiency payment -  467,785.00 - Other leaf vegetable Deficiency  payment 2,044.84  2,538,293.00 0.08 
Chinese radish Deficiency payment -  1,130,256.00 - Scallion Deficiency paym ent 1,218.37  1,511,228.00  
Bamboo Deficiency paymen t 2,478.06  3,405,703.00 0.07 
Water bamboo Deficiency pa yment 3,351.69  909,642.00 0.37 
Other vegetables (1)/  0.00  14,334,267.00 0.00  
Total Deficiency payment 24,992.50  36,738,946.00 0.07  
 
Footnote: 
(1)/ "Other vegetables", which contain ca rrots, ginger, taros, potatoes, onions, leek s, garlic, garlic bul bs, asparagus, "Budge t outlay of soybean, corn (feed), sorghum," is sourced from 
Agriculture and Food Agency.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  The Separate Customs T erritory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu  
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2002  
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS 
Description of 
basic product Calendar/ 
marketing 
year 
beginning..
. Measure 
type(s) Other product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
 
(Million NT$) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
 
 
(Million NT$) Total other 
product-specific 
support 
 
 
(Million NT$) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
 
(Million NT$) Non-exempt 
direct payments 
(Supporting Table 
DS:6) 
 
(Million NT$) Total AMS 
  
 
 
(Million NT$) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(4-5) 7 8 9 
(6+7+8) 10 
Rice Jan. 2002     4,539.32  4,539.32  
Soybean Jan. 2002      - -  
Corn Jan. 2002      468.63 468.63  
Sorghum Jan. 2002      171.03 171.03  
Vegetables Jan. 2002      296.35 296.35  Fruit Jan. 2002      - -  
Ornamental 
plants Jan. 2002      17.56 17.56  
Forage Jan. 2002      150.97 150.97  
Peanuts Jan. 2002      234.73 234.73  
Sugar Jan. 2002 Freight subsidy 102.25  102.25    TSC  July 2002 Other subsidies 8.17  8.17     
Sugar  Total AMS   110.42 444.58  555.00  
Tobacco leaves Jan. 2002    0.00 480.19  480.19 TTLC Table sugarcane Jan. 2002      20.10 20.10  
Sweet potatoes Jan. 2002      71.99 71.99  
Other crops Jan. 2002 Total AMS     457.58 457.58  All commodities 
(before de 
minimis )  Total AMS   110.42 5,464.10 1,888.94 7,463.46  
           
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  The Separate Customs T erritory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2002 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Measure type(s) Calendar/ 
marketing year 
beginning...  Non-product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
 
(Million NT$) Other non-
product specific 
support (include 
calculation 
details) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-
product-specific 
support 
 
 
(Million NT$) Data sources and comments 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Input subsidy: Agricultural 
machinery price subsidy Jan. 2002 49.21   
 49.21 1.  Objective: to facilitate adjustment in agricultural 
production and distribution so as to expedite modernization of the agricultural sector. 
2. For: 
(a) farmers actually engaged in production, (b) machinery should pass the functional test by 
Taiwan  Agricultural Research Institute, 
(c)  maximum period is five years, (d) assistance to each farm family is limited to one 
machine for each type of machine. 
3. Subsidy for each machine does not exceed 50% of 
the machine price. 
4. Data sources: Documents of budget. 
Input subsidy: Agricultural 
urea price difference subsidy Jan. 2002  -  0.00 Preferential prices for urea for agricultural use by 
Taiwan Fertilizer Company, MOEA eliminated in 2000. 
Fertilizer price subsidy Jan. 2002 123.72   123.72 1.  To maintain the stabilization of fertilizer price for 
agricultural use, the price differences between the retail prices and the sales costs are subsidized by 
government. 
2. Data sources: Documents of budget.  
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marketing year 
beginning...  Non-product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
 
(Million NT$) Other non-
product specific 
support (include 
calculation 
details) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-
product-specific 
support 
 
 
(Million NT$) Data sources and comments 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Delivery subsidy: Home 
delivery subsidy Jan. 2002 349.56   349.56 1.  Subsidized items include the cost for transporting 
the fertilizers in the handling of Door-to-Door 
Fertilizer Delivery System. 
2. Data sources: "Taiwan F ood Statistics Book", 
TFB. 
Input subsidy: Waiver or reduction of fees for electricity 
used for agricultural production Jan. 2002 237.40   237.40 1.  Under the Statute for Ag ricultural Development, 
minimum charges for electricity used directly in 
agricultural production may be waived when the electricity is not used; and the cumulative 
formulae will not be applied in the calculation of 
electricity used. 
2. The scope of exemption covers: 
(a) electricity used for agricultural irrigation facilities, 
(b) electricity used for agricultural planting and 
processing of products after harvest, 
(c) electricity used for the refrigeration and storage of 
products, 
(d) electricity used in livestock farming. 
3. Data sources: Taiwan Power Company, MOEA 
Interest subsidy Jan. 2002 312.02   312.02 1.  Special loans granted to farmers for: 
(a) the purchase of farm land, 
(b) the purchase of new agricultural machinery, 
(c) assisting joint, entrusted and cooperative  farm 
operation, 
(d) assisting establishment of business by young 
farmers. 
2. Data sources: Farmers' Service Dept., COA & 
Farmers' Bank  
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marketing year 
beginning...  Non-product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
 
(Million NT$) Other non-
product specific 
support (include 
calculation 
details) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-
product-specific 
support 
 
 
(Million NT$) Data sources and comments 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Input subsidy: Agricultural salt 
price difference subsidy Jan. 2002  61.81  61.81 1.  The following types of salt used in agriculture is 
provided as prefer ential price: 
(a) washed salt, 
(b) solar salt, 
(c) high quality salt. 
2. Data sources: Taiwan Salt Company, MOEA 
Insurance subsidy: Livestock 
insurance program Jan. 2002 39.57   39.57 1.  The farmers' associations are entrusted by the 
government to conduct th e livestock insurance 
programs. 
2. Insurance coverage: cattle, hogs, goats. 
3. Insurance items: disease, death, and transportation. 
4. Indemnities: free of medical care; the insured 
amount are paid to farmers whenever the insured 
objects of breeding cattle, draft cattle, dairy cattle and goat died; the market value are paid to farmers 
whenever beef cows and hogs died. 
5. The premiums are subsidized by the government 
as follows: 10% for disease insurance, 15% for 
death insurance, 30% for transportation, 30% for 
general dairy insurance, 40% for aggregated dairy insurance. 
6. Data sources: Dept. of Animal Industry, COA 
Total non-product-specific 
AMS     1,173.29  
 
 
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